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Hanaa' TameezMay 16, 2022

Factchequeado launches to combat misinformation in Spanish-speaking communities in the U.S.

“One of our approaches here is thinking if we manage [to get] platforms and the companies to put attention into Spanish-language misinformation in the U.S., that is going to benefit our regions in the long term.”

Filippo MenczerMay 9, 2022

Elon Musk says relaxing content rules on Twitter will boost free speech, but research shows otherwise

A body of research shows that stronger, not weaker, moderation of the information ecosystem is what’s needed to combat harmful misinformation.

Curtis YeeMay 5, 2022

“Help is really available”: The International Women’s Media Foundation’s Nadine Hoffman on resources for addressing online violence

“It has to be something that every level of the news organization is on board with and is taking seriously.”

Shraddha ChakradharMay 4, 2022

Women journalists see harassment as part of the job, a new study finds

Male journalists face less harassment — and different types of it — but seem to see it as part of a job well done.

Dan FalkMay 3, 2022

Don’t call it crazy: How the media “wraparound” effect cements people’s beliefs

“If you are surrounded on all sides by information that seems to confirm this particular belief that you have, and every time you search for something you get information that confirms your beliefs, it would actually be illogical for you to say, ‘You know what, I reject this.'”

Shraddha ChakradharApril 27, 2022

Anxiety and conflict avoidance keep people from calling out misinformation in messaging groups

“It’s not simple media literacy. It’s a tough nut to crack.”

Elizabeth SvobodaApril 20, 2022

Your brain on red alert

“In the 24-hour news cycle, a glut of crisis narratives keeps us on edge. How can we avoid cognitive burnout while getting the news we need?”

Anthony Nadler and Doron TaussigApril 19, 2022

Conservatives’ mistrust of media is rooted in the feeling journalists want to ostracize them

“Our interviewees view mainstream news outlets as part of a group of liberal institutions dedicated to making conservatives into pariahs. The misinformation often at the heart of conservative responses to Covid-19 is a symptom, rather than a cause, of this distrust.”

Hanaa' TameezApril 11, 2022

“‘The truth’ was not true”: Two journalists are using unsealed documents and social media to reconstruct gray areas of Mexican history

Journalists Dardo Neubauer and Laura Sánchez Ley are declassifying historical Mexican records and revisiting the stories they tell on social media.

Sarah ScireApril 7, 2022

Alongside a subscriber-only investigation on eviction, USA Today publishes a free graphic novel

“I report on people that are in underserved communities all the time, and I sometimes feel like my journalism and my reporting is inaccessible to the people that I write about.”

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